Henry Smith MP is asking community groups and local charities in Crawley to think about what they could do with up to £20,000 this year.

Crawley MP Henry Smith has welcomed the latest UCAS data showing that university application rates for 18 year olds remain at record levels.

A fundamental reason as to why I have always been a Conservative is that I believe in aspiration and helping people to become the best they can be. One of the best ways to improve prospects for our young people is through education, with further and higher education enabling greater opportunities. I am therefore delighted to see that information released by UCAS (The University and Colleges Admission Service) shows that University applications in Crawley in 2018 have seen a 40% increase, rising from 25% of 18 year-olds applying in 2009 to 35% in 2018.

Henry Smith MP has joined parliamentary colleagues from across the country in pledging to Give Up Plastic for Lent.

The Conservatives have a proud tradition of firsts when it comes to women in politics. In 1919 it was Conservative Nancy Astor who was the female MP to take her seat in Parliament. 1970 saw Betty Harvie Anderson become the first female Deputy Speaker of the Commons. 1975 saw Margaret Thatcher become the first female Leader of the Opposition, going on to become our first female Prime Minister in 1979. Last year saw Wealden MP Nusrat Ghani become the first female Muslim minister to speak at the despatch box.

Henry Smith MP is supporting a year-long programme of events organised by the UK Parliament to mark 100 years since the Representation of the People Act 1918, which gave all men and some women the vote for the first time.

Henry Smith MP has given his support to legislation scheduled to come before the House of Commons this Friday, 2nd February, to introduce a statutory Code of Practice for private parking companies to prevent motorists from being unfairly ripped off.

Henry Smith MP has welcomed the announcement today of over £6.4 million in funding for housing at Telford Place in Crawley town centre and in Forge Wood, the Borough’s newest neighbourhood.

Henry Smith MP has joined parliamentary colleagues, animal welfare campaigners and celebrity supporters to reiterate his call for an end to live animal exports, possible when Britain leaves the European Union.

There is never a time when everything is perfect and there will always be things we want to see improved, but we are however continuing to see real facts that our economy is in good shape with the Conservatives at the helm. It is only by having a successful economy that we as a country can fund the things we want. This is a fact that the Labour Party conveniently forgets. Socialists are great at being generous with other people’s money, but whenever they come to power they’ve always blown the economic legacy they’ve inherited, leaving others to clear up their mess.